Bachelor of International Studies (Advanced)
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Core Units – complete all the following units: |
72 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| COMM120 | Communication and Culture | 6 | |
| ECON141 | Globalisation in Historical Perspective | 6 | |
| ECON144 | The International Economy | 6 | |
| GEPL111 | Earth in Crisis? | 6 | |
| LING150 | Cross-cultural Communication | 6 | |
| PAIS103 | International Relations | 6 | |
| PAIS113 | Power, Conflict and the Making of Modern Asia | 6 | |
| OSLS391 | Overseas Language Study 1 | 24 | |
| OSLS392 | Overseas Language Study 2 | 24 | |
| And complete 48 credit points from the following units: | 48 cps | ||
CIJ210 |
Cultural Expression in Modern Asia |
6 | |
COMM323 |
New Media |
6 | |
ECON320 |
Global Business and Trade |
6 | |
GEPL304 |
Cyberspace |
6 | |
HIST328 |
Europe in War and Peace, 1914 to the Present |
6 | |
HIST329 |
Australia and the World: An International History |
6 | |
HIST343 |
Islam in the Modern World |
6 | |
PAIS314 |
21st Century International Relations |
6 | |
PAIS315 |
Contemporary Challenges to Global Security |
6 | |
PAIS352 |
Human Rights |
6 | |
PAIS362 |
Globalising Asia |
6 | |
PDPS200 |
Introduction to Peace Studies |
6 | |
PDPS351 |
Building Peace in Post Conflict Situations |
6 | |
PDPS373 |
States of Disarray: Social Effects of Globalisation |
6 | |
SOCY319 |
Globalisation, Development and Social Change |
6 | |
| And complete at least 24 credit points in language units from one of the following: | 24cps | ||
| French | 24 | ||
| German | 24 | ||
| Italian | 24 | ||
| Chinese | 24 | ||
| Indonesian | 24 | ||
| 2. Approved Major – complete ONE of the following Approved Majors: | 36 cps | ||
| Major | cps | ||
| Contemporary Asia | 36 | ||
| Media and Information Studies | 36 | ||
| International Business | 36 | ||
| Political and International Studies | 36 | ||
| Peace and Development Studies | 36 | ||
| European Perspectives | 36 | ||
| Language and Culture | 36 | ||
| Elective units Complete Elective Units to the value of 12 credit points: |
12 cps | ||
| Elective units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to candidates meeting prerequisite and timetabling requirements. | |||
| Total | 192 cps | ||
Course Plans
The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.
Enrolment pattern for candidates studying on a Full-time basis of 48 credit points per year, 24 credit points per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 100-level and 2 units in a Language at 100-level and 2 Elective Units at 100-level. | 100-level Core Unit | 100-level Core Unit |
| 100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| 100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Core Unit or 100-level Elective Unit | ||
| 100-level Language Unit | 100-level Language Unit | ||
| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300-level and 2 Prescribed Units for their Major and 2 units on a Language at 200-level. | 200/300-level Core Unit | 200/300-level Core Unit |
| 200/300-level Core Unit | 200/300-level Core Unit | ||
| Prescribed Unit for a Major | Prescribed Unit for a Major | ||
| 200-level Language Unit | 200-level Language Unit | ||
| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300-level and 4 Prescribed Units for their Major. | 200/300-level Core Unit | 200/300-level Core Unit |
| 200/300-level Core Unit. | 200/300-level Core Unit. | ||
| Prescribed Unit for a Major | Prescribed Unit for a Major | ||
| Prescribed Unit for a Major | Prescribed Unit for a Major | ||
| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in the in-country residence units OSLS391 and OSLS392. | OSLS391 | OSLS392 |
Notes |
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Enrolment pattern for candidates studying on a Part-time basis of 24 credit points per year, 12 credit points per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 100-level. | 100-level Core Unit | 100-level Core Unit |
| 100-level Core Unit | 100-level Core Unit | ||
| 2 | In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Elective Units at 100-level and 2 units in a Language at 100-level. | 100-level Elective Unit | 100-level Elective Unit |
| 100-level Language Unit | 100-level Language Unit | ||
| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300 level. | 200/300-level Core Unit | 200/300-level Core Unit |
| 200/300-level Core Unit | 200/300-level Core Unit | ||
| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Prescribed Units for their Major and 2 units in a Language at 200-level. | Prescribed Unit for a Major | Prescribed Unit for a Major |
| 200-level Language Unit | 200-level Language Unit | ||
| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 4 Core Units at 200/300-level. | 200/300-level Core Unit | 200/300-level Core Unit |
| 200/300-level Core Unit. | 200/300-level Core Unit. | ||
| 6 | In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Prescribed Units for their Major. | Prescribed Unit for a Major | Prescribed Unit for a Major |
| Prescribed Unit for a Major | Prescribed Unit for a Major | ||
| 7 | In Yr 7 candidates should enrol in the in-country residence units OSLS391 and OSLS392. | OSLS391 | OSLS392 |
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